Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Sometimes When We Touch: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Dan Hill
- D major
- 2/2
- 130 BPM
- I–I7–IV–iv loop
- 1977
- Medium
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Sometimes When We Touch written out as piano music: the I – I7 – IV – iv loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand rising bubbles.
Sometimes When We Touch chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | D7 | I7 | D F# A C |
| 3 | G | IV | G B D |
| 4 | Gm | iv | G Bb D |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and rising bubbles in the right, over the D – D7 – G – Gm chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Sometimes When We Touch
Does the sheet music for Sometimes When We Touch have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Sometimes When We Touch?
The loop is D – D7 – G – Gm (I – I7 – IV – iv) in D major, and the song ends on A – G – D.
What key is Sometimes When We Touch in?
D major, at about 130 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Sometimes When We Touch?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Sometimes When We Touch easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.